Twelve Musicians Encounter Bertoia at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas

Source: Nasher Sculpture Center.

‘SCULPTING SOUND: Twelve Musicians Encounter Bertoia’, a series of six concerts from February 22–27, 2022 bringing together 12 world-renowned musicians to explore the expressive range of Harry Bertoia’s sounding sculptures.

Highlighting Bertoia’s impact on experimental music, each of the six concerts will be dedicated to a particular instrument, with pairs of musicians taking turns animating Bertoia’s sounding sculptures while accompanied by the primary instrument.

Concert Schedule
7 p.m. each night

February 22: Electric Guitar Night: Nels Cline & Ben Monder

February 23: Trumpet Night: Ambrose Akinmusire & Nate Wooley

February 24: Saxophone Night: Ingrid Laubrock & JD Allen

February 25: Acoustic Strings Night: Jen Shyu & Brandon Seabrook

February 26: Drums / Percussion Night: Marcus Gilmore & Dan Weiss

February 27: Piano Night: Kris Davis & Craig Taborn